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USPRR United States Pacific Railroad Expeditions and Surveys

Reports of Explorations and Surveys, to Ascertain the Most Practicable and Economical Route for a Railroad from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean.
(Twelve volumes published 1853-1861)

Original Color Stone Lithographs over 160 years old • Titles in English
Sheet size: approx. 11 3/8 x 8 3/8 inches (varies slightly by year)

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MINNESOTA WEST TO WASHINGTON (this page– includes Minnesota, the Dakotas, Montana, Wyoming, Utah, and Colorado)
WASHINGTON • ARIZONA, CALIFORNIA & OREGON
PLEASE CLICK ON THE THUMBNAILS FOR AN ENLARGED VIEW OF THE ENTIRE PLATE.

White Bear Lake (MN)
White Bear Lake
(Minnesota)
$40
Condition issues: Light smudges lower left margin
Sauk River (MN)
Sauk River
(Minnesota)
$40
Condition issues: Light smudges lower left margin; binding remnant at top edge
Minnehaha or Brown's Falls near Fort Snelling (MN)
Minnehaha or Brown's Falls
near Fort Snelling
(Minnesota)
Condition issues: Light smudges lower left margin; colors not exactly registered
Pike Lake (Minnesota)
Pike Lake
(Minnesota)
$75
Condition issues: A few fox marks. Matted in light beige mat measuring approximately 14.25 x 11.3 inches..
Lightning Lake (Minnesota)
Lightning Lake
(Minnesota)
$75
Condition issues: A few fox marks. Matted in light beige mat measuring approximately 14.25 x 11.3 inches..
Shyenne River (Dakotas)
Shyenne River
(Dakotas)
$40
Condition issues: Light smudges in margin
Fort Union and the Distribution of Goods to the Assinniboines (Dakotas)
Fort Union, and the Distribution of Goods to the Assinniboines
(Dakotas)
$65
Condition issues: Light smudges in margin
Distribution of Goods to the Assinniboines (Dakotas)
Distribution of Goods to the Assinniboines
(Dakotas)
$60
Condition issues: Light smudges in margin, paper loss upper right corner.
Distribution of Goods to the Assinniboines (Dakotas)
Distribution of Goods to the Assinniboines
(Dakotas)
$75
Condition issues: A couple of visible fox marks, matted in beige mat measuring approximately 14.25 x 11.3 inches..
Lake Jessie (Dakotas)
Lake Jessie
(Dakotas)
$15
Condition issues: Foxed
Bois de Sioux River (Dakotas)
Bois de Sioux River
(Dakotas)
$15
Condition issues: Foxed
Near Mouse River (Dakotas)
Near Mouse River
(Dakotas)
$15
Condition issues: Foxed
Butte de Morale (Dakotas)
Butte de Morale
(Dakotas)
$35
Condition issues: A couple of spots in upper margin
Maple River (Dakotas)
Maple River
(Dakotas)
$20
Condition issues: Foxed
Maple River (Dakotas)
Maple River
(Dakotas)
$50
Condition issues: Matted in beige mat measuring approx. 14.25 x 11.3 inches. Excellent condition.
Victor's Camp-Hell Gate Ronde
Victor's Camp—Hell Gate Ronde
(Montana)
$40
Condition issues: Foxing  and browning
Cantonment Stevens, Looking Westward (Montana) [matted]
Cantonment Stevens,
Looking Westward
(Montana)
$65
Condition issues: Some foxing. Matted in light beige mat measuring approx. 14.25 x 11.3 inches.
Distribution of Goods to the Gros Ventres
Distribution of Goods
to the Gros Ventres
(Montana)
$65
Condition issues: Browning around extreme outer edges of paper
Nez Perces
Distribution of Goods
to the Gros Ventres
(Montana)
$65
Condition issues:
A Cottonwood Grove
A Cottonwood Grove
(Montana?)
Condition issues: Light smudges in outer margin
Council with White Man's Horse
Council with White Man's Horse
(Montana)
$65
Condition issues: Very light browning around paper's edges
Lieut. Grover's Despatch - Return of Governor Stevens to Fort Benton
Lieut. Grover's Despatch — Return of Governor Stevens to Fort Benton
(Montana)
$50
Condition issues: Fox mark upper middle margin
Awaiting the Return of Mr. Tinkham
Awaiting the return
of Mr. Tinkham
(Montana)
$40
Condition issues: Light smudges in lower margin
Fort Owen - Flathead Village
Fort Owen — Flathead Village
(Montana)
Kamas Prairie of the Pend D'Oreilles Indians, in the Rocky Mountains, Looking Southward
Kamas Prairie of the Pend D'Oreilles Indians, in the Rocky Mountains, Looking Southward
(Montana)
$50
Condition issues: some foxing in margins, see enlargement
Milk River, near Junction of Missouri
Milk River, near Junction of Missouri
(Montana)
$45
Milk River, Bear's Paw Mountain in Distance
Milk River, Bear's Paw Mountain in Distance
(Montana)
$20
Condition issues: Foxed
Marias River
Marias River
(Montana)
$20
Condition issues: Foxed (see matted print to right for better condition)
Marias River
Marias River
(Montana)
Condition issues: unobtrusive fox marks, matted in light beige mat measuring approx. 14.25 x 11.3 inches.
Bitter Root River, Near Fort Owen
Bitter Root River,
near Fort Owen
(Montana)
Condition issues: unobtrusive fox marks, matted in light beige mat measuring approx. 14.25 x 11.3 inches.
Crossing the Hellgate River January 6th, 1854
Crossing the Hellgate River January 6th, 1854
(Montana)
$60
Condition issues: remnant of binding upper edge
Crossing the Hellgate River May 5th, 1854
Crossing the Hellgate River
May 5th, 1854
(Montana)
$40
Condition issues: foxed
Hot Spring Mound, in the 'Deer Lodge' Prairie, of the Rocky Mountains
Hot Spring Mound,
in the 'Deer Lodge' Prairie,
of the Rocky Mountains
(Montana)
Condition issues: light overall browning, light foxing

(see below left for another print)
Hot Spring Mound, in the 'Deer Lodge' Prairie, of the Rocky Mountains
Hot Spring Mound,
in the 'Deer Lodge' Prairie,
of the Rocky Mountains
(Montana)
Condition issues: some foxing, age toning around edges of paper
Bear's Paw
Bear's Paw
(Montana)
$45
Condition issues: very light foxing in margins
Bear's Teeth, Missouri River
Bear's Teeth, Missouri River
(Montana)
$55
Condition issues: very light foxing in margins
Approach to Cadotte's Pass
Approach to Cadotte's Pass
(Montana)
$25
Condition issues: foxed
Big Hole Prairie, from the North
Big Hole Prairie, from the North
(Montana)
Condition issues: foxed
Big Blackfoot Valley
Big Blackfoot Valley
(Montana)
$45
Condition issues: slight browning of paper's edges
Hot Springs at Source of Lou Lou Fork, Bitter Root Mountains, Looking West
Hot Springs at Source of Lou Lou Fork, Bitter Root Mountains, Looking West
(Montana)
$45
Condition issues: slight browning of paper's edges, light foxing in margins
Rocky Mountains, Looking Westward
Rocky Mountains, Looking Westward
[a. Lewis & Clark's Pass b. Heart Mountain]
(Montana)
$50
Condition issues: slight browning of paper's edges, light foxing in margins, mended tear extending just into image in upper right
Main Chain of the Rocky Mountains, as seen from the East, - Extending from a Point North of the Maria Pass to Near the Little Blackfoot Pass
Main Chain of the Rocky Mountains, as seen from the East, — Extending from a Point North of the Maria Pass to Near the Little Blackfoot Pass
 (Montana)
$175
This is a special "fold-out" lithograph measuring approximately 9.5 x 23.5 inches, with the folds present as issued. Other than a couple of spots below the title, this lithograph is immaculate.
Teton Valley
Teton Valley
(Wyoming)
Condition issues: mild foxing in margins
Head of the First Cañon of Grand River
Head of the First Cañon of Grand River [Gunnison River]
below the Mouth of Coo-che-te-pa Creek, September 7 (1853)
(Colorado)
$25
Condition issues: overall browned, stain lower left corner, evidently mounted/framed previously, as there is mounting tape on back.
View of Ordinary Lateral Ravines on Grand River
View of Ordinary Lateral Ravines on Grand River
[Gunnison River]
September 8 (1853)
(Colorado)
$25
Condition issues: overall browned, stain lower right corner, tear upper right, evidently mounted/framed previously, as there is mounting tape on back.
Porcupine Terraces Utah
Porcupine Terraces
Uintah Moutains in the Distance
Bear River
(Utah)
$65
Condition issues: uncoloured steel engraving.
Fox mark to left of moon.
WASHINGTON • CALIFORNIA, ARIZONA, OREGON
See also Natural History and Ornithology pages for flora/fauna/geology prints from the USPRR